The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-09
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be possessed by every member of Z
self-governing community. It has
therefore occurred to us that a series O
articles. stating concisely and a
briefly AZ il consistent with clearness
the laws and methods governing tn,
transaction Of all our public business
would be read with interest and profit
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familiar and we'll known to a portion
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written for the benefit Of the otheI
portion who have not had opportunity
or occasion to acquire the Information
The compiled Laws of Kansas" arr
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whatever will be said Is based.
ROAD DISTRICTS.
The simplest municipal division Ia
the road district. This has but one of.
f1cer, an Overseer who is elected at
each general election. In case of q
vacancy the Office may be filled by ap-
pointment Of the township trustee
until the next election. The general
duties of the Overseer are to have
supervision of the roads and bridges Of
his district aud to see that the provis-
ions Of the law concerning them are
compiled with. Some of these previs-
ions may be noted as follows: The
overseer shall erect and keep up, at the
expense Of the township, posts and
guide boards at the forks of every
State and County road in his district.
directing the way and naming the
distance to such cities az are situated
on said road. He shall erect and
keep up at the expense of the town.
ship, posts or boards at the fords of
every river or creek, in his district,
that in high water becomes impassa.
BILE, which posts shall be set at or near
low water mark, on which sh all be
inscribed in legible letters Or plain
figures, the depth Of water at low
water together with scale of feet to
the hight which said stream is known
to have ever risen. He shall give
notice to persons residing in his dis
trict liable to or charged with a road
tax, Of the time and place where said
tax is to be worked out, and shall at
tend and direct such work. He shall
report, on or before the Goth day of
March each year, to the township trus-
tee the names of all persons subject to
the two days road tax for the preced-
ing year, the names of those who have
worked out said tax, the NAMES of
those who have paid said tax in mon
ey, and the names of those delinquent;
and also all moneys received by him
from all sources, and how expended,
and the account of the work performed
by himself. He shall remove, or cause
to be removed at least once each year,
between the 18th day of June and tho
18th day Of July, in the public high
way, all cookie burs, Rocky Mountain
Sand burs, burdock, Canada thistles,
and such other obnoxious weeds as
may be injurious to the best interests
Of the farming community. He shall
be allowed, as compensation, $3.50 a
day for each day when he is actually
employed in performing his duties,
provided, that he shall not receive
pay for more than Is days in any one
year.
All male persons between q and As
years of age. who are capable of per-
forming labor on public highways ard
who are not township charge, shall
be liable each year to perform two
days. work Of eight hours each on the
public roads of the district in which
they reside, or furnish q substitute to
do the same, or pay 81. so per day to
the road overseer, receiving receipt
therefor.
In addition to this road work, the
county commissioners may levy a road
tax of not more than three mills on
the dollar on all taxable property ex-
cept the real estate in incorporated
cities of over 1000 inhabitants, and the
said tax may be paid in labor, at the
rate Of $3.50 per day. Road taxes re-
naming unpaid on the 18th day of
are charged against the
real estate or personal property on the
county tax roll for the current year. |
Road tax thus paid into the county
treasury shall be returned to the
treasurer of the township in which the |
property taxed is located and shall be |
used the same as other road money.
Applications for laying ont roads,
or vacating any road, shall be |
by petition to the board of county
commissioners, signed by at least !
twelve householders of the county,
in the vicinity where said
road is to be laid out; and one or more |